Question:
You are given water, mustard oil, glycerine and kerosene. In which of these media, a ray of light incident obliquely at same angle would bend the most ?
(a) Kerosene
(b) Water
(c) Mustard Oil
(d) Glycerine
Solution:
(d).
Explanation : The ray would bend the most, when it goes from rarer medium (say air) to the most denser medium. Since refrac¬tive index of
glycerine is the highest among all these medium, so glycerine is the most denser medium.